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Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half - from .08 blood alcohol level to 0.5 - matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a U.S. safety board recommends. That's about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 lbs., two for a 160 lb. man.

Updated: 6:37 AM EDT May 15, 2013

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Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half - from .08 blood alcohol level to 0.5 - matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a U.S. safety board recommends. That's about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 lbs., two for a 160 lb. man.

Updated: 6:37 AM EDT May 15, 2013

Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half - from .08 blood alcohol level to 0.5 - matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a U.S. safety board recommends. That's about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 lbs., two for a 160 lb. man.